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WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN: DAY 5 MEDIA NOTES Thursday, August 20, 2015

Lindner Family Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | August 16 – 23, 2015 Draw: S-56, D-24 | Prize Money: $4,457,065 ($3,826,655 on-site) | Surface: Outdoor Hard

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FEDERER, NADAL, DJOKOVIC, WAWRINKA NEARING BLOCKBUSTER QFS

 STARS ALIGN ON DAY 5: All eight third-round singles matches are on Thursday’s schedule, featuring seven of the Top 8 seeds (only missing No. 4 , who withdrew). Some of tennis’ biggest stars are a win away from colossal quarterfinals. World No. 1 and could meet Friday in a Roland Garros final rematch, while the first vs. match of 2015 is also a potential quarterfinal. But first things first, the four champions must post victories on Thursday against the likes of No. 13 seed , No. 15 seed and ageless ace king Ivo Karlovic.

 FEDERER EYES QUARTERS: Federer opened on Tuesday night with a straight sets win over to improve his career record to 38-8 in Cincinnati. Since a 1-4 start in Cincinnati, the Swiss superstar has compiled a 37-4 record since 2005 when he defeated for his first of six Western & Southern Open titles. Federer is looking to reach his ninth quarter-final in his last 11 appearances. Federer takes a 3-0 FedEx 2 Head record against No. 15 seed Kevin Anderson, who is appearing in his first R16 in Cincinnati.

 DJOKOVIC SEEKS GOLDEN MASTERS: Djokovic is attempting to become the first player to sweep all nine different ATP Masters 1000 titles in his career. He has never missed the Western & Southern Open since qualifying for the event in 2005 as the 97th-ranked player in the world (l. to Gonzalez). The Serb is 23-10 lifetime in the Cincinnati main draw and making his 11th appearance at the tournament, most of any ATP Masters 1000 event. During the Open Era, only (28-11) has won more Cincinnati matches without capturing the title. Djokovic, who has reached nine straight finals this season, has lost in four Cincinnati championship matches, to in 2008 and ‘11, and to Federer in 2009 and ’12.

 LIKE FEDERER, NADAL IS DEFENDING TITLE: Nadal was unable to defend his 2013 Cincinnati title (d. Isner) last summer due to injury. Nadal also withdrew from the Western & Southern Open in 2012, so his last loss in Cincinnati came to in the 2011 quarter-finals. Before beating Jeremy Chardy on Wednesday, Nadal was 14-8 in his previous eight hard-court tournaments, falling short of the semi-finals at each event dating back to the 2014 Miami final (l. to Djokovic).

 DON’T FORGET ABOUT ANDY: Coming off his third ATP Masters 1000 Canada title, Andy Murray seeks his third Cincinnati championship and faces No. 16 seed on Thursday. Murray has never won the Canada and Cincinnati titles in the same season, a feat that only six men have accomplished during the Open Era (since 1968). More often than not, sweeping the summer ATP Masters 1000 events is a sign of great things to come. Western & Southern Open Day 5 – Thursday, August 20, 2015 Page 2 of 11 www.ATPWorldTour.com

YEAR CANADA/CINCINNATI CHAMPION US OPEN RESULT

2013 Rafael Nadal Champion

2003 Andy Roddick Champion

1998 Patrick Rafter Champion

1995 Runner-Up

1978 Eddie Dibbs 3rd Round

1969 Cliff Richey 3rd Round

 IVO RETURNS TO TOP 20: As his mounting ace total makes headlines, World No. 21 Ivo Karlovic is projected to return to the Top 20 of the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday after winning his first two matches in Cincinnati this week. The 36-year-old was last ranked in the Top 20 during the week of Oct. 20, 2008, not long after his run to the Western & Southern Open semi-finals. With his return to the Top 20 after this tournament, Karlovic at 36 yrs, 5 mons. would be the oldest player in the elite group since 37-year-old was No. 20 during the week of Feb. 19, 1990.

 NO AMERICANS IN SWEET 16: The final four Americans were eliminated in the second round on Wednesday. According to tournament historian Phillip S. Smith, 2015 marks the first time in Western & Southern Open history (since 1899) that no Americans advanced to the Round of 16.

DAY 5 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

CENTER COURT

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [13] David Goffin (BEL)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Djokovic leads 2-0

2013 Roland Garros Clay R128 Novak Djokovic 7-6(5), 6-4, 7-5 2013 Cincinnati Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-0

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W (6): (d. Murray) F (2): s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Mahut) Indian Wells (d. Federer) Gstaad (l. to Thiem) Miami (d. Murray) SF: (l. to Wawrinka) (d. Berdych) QF (2): (l. to Kohlschreiber) Rome (d. Federer) Rome (l. to Ferrer) Wimbledon (d. Federer) F (3): (l. to Federer) Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka) Montréal (l. to Murray) QF: (l. to Karlovic)

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Djokovic VsGoffin 28 (May 22, 1987) Age (DOB) 24 (Dec. 7, 1990) 1 (1 - July 4, 2011) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 14 (14 - July 13, 2015) 23-10 Cincinnati W-L 4-1 53-4 (30-3) 2015 W-L (on hard) 28-18 (11-8) 657-144 (420-84) Career W-L (on hard) 83-72 (50-40) 54 (6) Career titles (2015) 2 (0) Coach Thierry van Cleemput

 Djokovic is the top seed in Cincinnati for the fourth time in five years. The World No. 1 and four- time finalist has a 23-10 tournament record, defeating Paire 7-5, 6-2 in his opener on Wednesday.  Only Federer (322) and Nadal (297) have more ATP Masters 1000 wins than Djokovic (254).  Djokovic is seeking his first Cincinnati title, which would make him the first player to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 events in his career. It would also give him five ATP Masters 1000 titles for the season and 25 for his career – second only to Nadal (27).  Djokovic has reached a career-high nine straight finals since falling in the Doha quarter-finals to start the season (l. to Karlovic). Of the nine finals, Djokovic has won six, highlighted by the eighth and ninth Grand Slam titles of his career (Australian Open d. Murray; Wimbledon d. Federer).  Only four players have beaten Djokovic in 2015: Karlovic (Doha QF), Federer (Dubai F), Wawrinka (Roland Garros F) and Murray (Montréal F).  The Serb has an 18-3 record against Top 10 opposition in 2015, beating every other Top 10 player at least once th  Djokovic is No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the 160 week in his career, sixth all-time. He has been No. 1 the last 59 weeks (since July 7, 2014)  Djokovic finished 2014 at No. 1 for the third time in four years (2011-12, 2014), winning an ATP World Tour-high seven titles in eight finals.  Goffin improved his career record to 4-1 in Cincinnati after beating qualifier Lu and Verdasco. Two years ago, he qualified and lost in 3R to No. 1 Djokovic 6-2, 6-0 -- the same round and tournament as their match on Thursday.  Goffin is 1-19 lifetime against Top 10 opponents with lone win over No. 9 Raonic (2014 QF).  Goffin has reached two ATP World Tour finals this season, at s-Hertogenbosch on grass in June (l. to Mahut) and at Gstaad on clay (l. to Thiem). He has returned to his career-high ranking of No. 14, first reached following 4R run at Wimbledon (l. to Wawrinka).  The 24-year-old Belgian is playing his 17th ATP Masters 1000 event (17-16). Last week, he reached 3R in Montréal (d. Johnson and Querrey, l. to No. 4 Nishikori). In May, advanced to his first ATP Masters 1000 QF in Rome (l. to Ferrer).  Goffin has set a new career-best with 28 wins this season. He won 25 matches in 2014, rising 91 places in the Emirates ATP Rankings to be named the ATP Comeback Player of the Year.

[8] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Nadal leads 9-3

2003 Basel Carpet R32 Feliciano Lopez 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4) 2006 Clay R32 Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2 2007 Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-1, 7-5 2008 Barcelona Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-3 2008 Hard QF Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 2009 Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-1, 3-0 ret. 2010 London / Queen's Club Grass QF Feliciano Lopez 7-6(5), 6-4 2010 US Open Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 2011 Miami Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3 2011 Rome Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2 Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 2014 Shanghai Hard R32 Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 7-6(6)

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2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W (3): (d. Monaco) F: Quito (l. to Estrella Burgos) Stuttgart (d. Troicki) SF: Gstaad (l. to Thiem) (d. Fognini) QF (2): Indian Wells (l. to Murray) F: Madrid (l. Murray) (l. to Querrey) SF (2): Rio de Janeiro (l. Fognini) Monte Carlo (l. Djokovic) QF (5): Australian Open (l. Berdych) Indian Wells (l. Raonic) Rome (l. Wawrinka) Roland Garros (l. Djokovic) Montréal (l. Nishikori)

Nadal vs Lopez 29 (Jun. 3, 1986) Age (DOB) 33 (Sept. 20, 1981) 8 (1 - Aug. 18, 2008) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 23 (12 - Mar. 2, 2015) 19-8 Cincinnati W-L 7-12 42-13 (11-5) 2015 W-L (on hard) 22-19 (10-7) 748-153 (344-100) Career W-L (on hard) 386-355 (210-202) 67 (3) Career titles (2015) 4 (0) Toni Nadal Coach Jose Clavet Francisco Roig (here)

 Nadal returned to Cincinnati with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Chardy (saving all nine BPs) Wednesday after withdrawing in 2014, winning the title in 2013 (d. Isner), and withdrawing in 2012. Though he is the all-time leader with 27 ATP Masters 1000 titles, the Spaniard has reached one final in nine prior trips to Cincinnati. He has also played in only one ATP Masters 1000 final at Shanghai (l. to Davydenko in 2009) and Paris (l. to Nalbandian in 2007).  With three more wins and a run to the Cincinnati final this week, Nadal will reach 300 career victories at ATP Masters 1000 events. Only Federer has more ATP Masters 1000 wins (322).  Nadal is the only player to have won at least one ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title for 10 consecutive seasons (2005-14). His last chances in 2015 are at Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris.  Nadal has also won at least one Grand Slam title each season beginning with Roland Garros in 2005 and up until Roland Garros in 2014. His last chance to extend streak is at upcoming US Open.  Nadal has won three ATP World Tour titles in 2015: Buenos Aires on clay (d. Monaco), Stuttgart on grass (d. Troicki) and Hamburg on clay (d. Fognini).  Nadal is 76-11 (.874) against fellow left-handers. Lopez is 47-38 (.553).  Lopez is 5-6 in his last 11 matches against Top 10 opponents (30-81 overall).  Lopez did not drop a set in wins over No. 9 seed Raonic and Seppi in his first two wins this week, matching his best Cincinnati result by reaching 3R (also 2013). Has a 7-12 record in Cincinnati  Lopez reached his 12th ATP World Tour final at Quito in February (l. to Estrella Burgos).  Lopez began the season by reaching 4R of the Australian Open for the second time (l. to Raonic).  Lopez finished 2014 ranked in the Top 15 for the first time after a career-best 39 match wins.  On July 17, Lopez married Alba Carrillo in his hometown of Toledo, , with several other Spanish stars in attendance (Ferrer, Granollers, Verdasco).

[15] Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs [2] Roger Federer (SUI)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Federer leads 3-0

2013 Paris Hard R32 Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 2014 Indian Wells Hard QF Roger Federer 7-5, 6-1 2015 Rome Clay R16 Roger Federer 6-3, 7-5

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2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights F (2): Memphis (l. to Nishikori) W (4): Brisbane (d. Raonic) London / Queen's Club (l. to Dubai (d. Djokovic) Murray) Istanbul (d. Cuevas) SF (3): Auckland (l. to Vesely) Halle (d. Seppi) Acapulco (l. to Nishikori) F: Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic) Houston (l. to Sock) Rome (l. to Djokovic) Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic) QF: Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka)

Anderson vs Federer 29 (May 18, 1986) Age (DOB) 34 (Aug. 8, 1981) 15 (14 - June 22, 2015) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 3 (1 - Feb. 2, 2004) 3-5 Cincinnati W-L 38-8 30-17 (17-10) 2015 W-L (on hard) 41-7 (17-2) 204-152 (143-100) Career W-L (on hard) 1037-234 (634-129) 2 (0) Career titles (2015) 86 (4) Neville Godwin Coach Severin Luthi (here),

 Federer is making his 15th appearance at the Western & Southern Open. He started his career 1-4 in Cincinnati before going 37-4 since 2005 and winning a tournament-record six titles.  The Swiss is 6-0 in Cincinnati finals, winning the title in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014.  For the second straight round, Federer is facing an opponent who’s never won a set against him. Federer improved to 4-0 in matches and 10-0 in sets against Bautista Agut on Tuesday.  Federer is seeking his seventh Cincinnati title, which would match his seven championships at Dubai and Wimbledon. He’s won Halle eight times.  Federer is 41-7 on the season with four ATP World Tour titles and three more appearances in finals, falling to No. 1 Djokovic at Indian Wells, Rome and Wimbledon.  Federer won his 1,000th career match in the Brisbane final (d. Raonic), becoming third player in Open Era to accomplish feat (Connors 1,254, Lendl 1,071). He now has 1,037 career match wins.  Federer finished 2014 in the Top 2 for 10th time in his career and claimed five titles, including two ATP Masters 1000 crowns (Cincinnati, Shanghai). He also clinched ’s first .  Anderson defeated L. Mayer and Sock to snap his four-match losing streak in Cincinnati and reach the 30-win mark for the fifth consecutive season.  Against Top 10 opponents, Anderson is 8-44 overall, including a four-match win streak against Federer’s countryman Wawrinka (15-match losing streak against all other Top 10 players).  Anderson played well on grass with a runner-up result at London/Queen’s Club (d. No. 4 Wawrinka in 2R, l. to Murray), his 10th career ATP World Tour final, and 4R at Wimbledon for second straight year (l. to Djokovic 7-5 in fifth set after holding two-set lead).  Anderson rose to a career-high No. 14 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on June 22.  Early in the season, Anderson advanced to SF in Auckland (l. to Vesely). He went on to reach 4R at the Australian Open (l. to Nadal).  In 2014, Anderson reached the QF or better at eight events, becoming the first South African to post back-to-back Top 20 seasons since Ferreira (1994-96).

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GRANDSTAND

Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs [5] Stan Wawrinka

FedEx Head 2 Head: Wawrinka leads 4-1

2006 Barcelona Clay QF Stan Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 2006 Wimbledon Grass R128 Stan Wawrinka 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-2, 6-7(8), 11-9 2007 Nottingham Grass R32 Ivo Karlovic 6-3, 7-6(3) 2013 US Open Hard R64 Stan Wawrinka 7-5, 7-6(8), 6-4 2014 Indian Wells Hard R64 Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 7-5

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights W: Delray Beach (d. Young) W (3): Chennai (d. Bedene) F: Newport (l. to Ram) (d. Berdych) SF (3): Doha (l. to Ferrer) Roland Garros (d. Djokovic) Halle (l. to Federer) SF (2): Australian Open (l. to Bogota (l. to Mannarino) Djokovic) QF (3): Acapulco (l. to Harrison) Rome (l. to Federer) (l. to Vesely) QF (2): (l. to s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Haase) Stakhovsky) Wimbledon (l. to Gasquet)

Karlovic vs Wawrinka 36 (Feb. 28, 1979) Age (DOB) 30 (Mar. 28, 1985) 21 (14 - Aug. 18, 2008) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 5 (3 - Jan. 27, 2014) 10-6 Cincinnati W-L 11-8 30-17 (18-10) 2015 W-L (on hard) 35-11 (17-5) 291-255 (183-157) Career W-L (on hard) 372-226 (189-120) 6 (1) Career titles (2015) 10 (3) Petar Popovic Coach

 Karlovic, is playing his seventh Western & Southern Open (10-6) since making his debut in 2004. He posted his career-best ATP Masters 1000 result at Cincinnati in 2008, reaching the SF (3R d. No. 1 Federer, SF l. to Murray).  On Monday, Karlovic fired 35 aces to upset No. 10 seed Simon. He beat Klizan Tuesday in 2R for his 30th win of the season.  At 36, Karlovic is the oldest man to reach the Round of 16 at Cincinnati since 1977.  Karlovic is projected to return to the Top 20 in next week’s Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time since the week of Oct. 20, 2008. That would make Karlovic the oldest player in the Top 20 since 37-year-old Connors was ranked No. 20 during the week of Feb. 19, 1990.  Karlovic has the most aces of any active player (10,072). Since the ATP began keeping ace records in 1991 (not including Davis Cup), the 6-foot-11 Croat trails only his countryman Ivanisevic, who hit 10,183.  During his Halle QF win over Berdych in June, Karlovic hit the most aces ever recorded in a three- set match (45).  The World No. 21 is 3-3 against Top 10 opponents this season (19-51 overall), but he has lost 10 straight matches against Swiss players since stunning Federer at Cincinnati in 2008.  Karlovic has reached the semi-finals or better at five events in 2015, including his sixth career title in Delray Beach (d. Young). Won title holding all 56 service games (saved all 19 break pts. faced).  Karlovic is one of only four players to beat Djokovic in 2015 (also Federer, Wawrinka, Murray), and the only one to do it before a final, downing the World No. 1 in the Doha QF to start the season.  The World No. 5 Wawrinka opened his ninth campaign at the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday, defeating 18-year-old Coric 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3.  In 2014, Wawrinka reached the Cincinnati QF (l. to Benneteau). His best tournament result was the 2012 SF (l. to Federer). Western & Southern Open Day 5 – Thursday, August 20, 2015 Page 7 of 11 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 Wawrinka won his second Grand Slam title in June at Roland Garros (d. Djokovic), having previously won the (d. Nadal). He defeated the No. 1 and No. 2 players during both title runs.  In addition to Roland Garros, Wawrinka has captured titles this season in Chennai (d. Bedene) and Rotterdam (d. Berdych).  Since the 2014 Western & Southern Open, Wawrinka is 8-8 at ATP Masters 1000 events with only one run to QFs or better (2015 Rome SF). By comparison, Wawrinka is 34-7 in his last nine Grand Slam tournaments with two titles, two SFs and three additional QFs.  Wawrinka is already in the doubles quarter-finals this week with Paes. The Swiss-Indo pair won match tiebreakers in 1R against Anderson/Chardy and 2R against No. 8 seeds Pospisil/Sock.  Wawrinka finished 2014 in the Top 10 for the second year in a row at a year-end high No. 4, having captured his first Grand Slam crown at Australian Open, a first ATP Masters 1000 title in Monte- Carlo (d. Federer), and the Davis Cup with Switzerland for the first time (d. ).

[7] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs [12] (FRA)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Gasquet leads 1-0

2013 Monte Carlo Clay R16 Richard Gasquet 7-5, 6-4

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights SF (2): Stuttgart (l. to Troicki) W (2): Montpellier (d. Janowicz) Washington (l. to Nishikori) Estoril (d. Kyrgios) QF (3): Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic) SF: Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic) Geneva (l. to Giraldo) QF (2): Doha (l. to Berdych) Wimbledon (l. to Djokovic) Dubai (l. to Federer)

Cilic Vs Gasquet 26 (Sept. 28, 1988) Age (DOB) 29 (June 18, 1986) 9 (8 - Oct. 13, 2014) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 13 (7 - July 9, 2007) 7-6 Cincinnati W-L 8-8 18-12 (4-3) 2015 W-L (on hard) 29-10 (13-5) 325-179 (195-97) Career W-L (on hard) 408-237 (234-140) 13 (0) Career titles (2015) 12 (2) Goran Ivanisevic Coach

 Cilic improved to 3-0 against Sousa with his 6-4, 6-2 win over the Portuguese player on Tuesday.  The World No. 9 reached the QF at Cincinnati in 2012 (l. to Djokovic), his best result. Last year, reached 3R (l. to Wawrinka). This is his seventh Western & Southern Open appearance (7-6).  After reaching the QF at Wimbledon (l. to champion Djokovic) and SF in Washington (l. to champion Nishikori), Cilic lost his first match in Montréal (1R bye, 2R l. to Tomic).  Cilic, the reigning US Open champion, returned to his career-high ranking of No. 8 earlier this month (first reached Oct. 13, 2014).  Cilic is playing just his fourth hard-court tournament of the season after suffering a shoulder injury.  Dating back to his title at last fall, Cilic has gone 13 tournaments without reaching a final.  Cilic finished 2014 at a year-end best No. 9 and won more than 50 matches for the first time (54), capturing a personal-high four titles, including a first Grand Slam crown at the US Open (d. Nishikori). Qualified for first Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London (0-3 in round robin).  Gasquet enjoyed straight set wins earlier this week over Australian young guns Kyrgios and Kokkinakis.  The Frenchman is looking to reach his first Cincinnati QF in his ninth appearance. He lost in 3R to Fish in both 2010 and 2011, and missed the 2014 tournament with an injured abdominal muscle. Western & Southern Open Day 5 – Thursday, August 20, 2015 Page 8 of 11 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 Gasquet is riding a six-match winning streak against Croatian players dating back to his 2R loss to Karlovic at 2011 US Open.  The World No. 13 withdrew from Montréal (illness) following a 3R defeat in Washington (l. to Sock).  In addition to two titles in 2015, Gasquet has improved with every major, reaching 3R at Australian Open, 4R at Roland Garros and SF at Wimbledon (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, l. to No. 1 Djokovic).  Gasquet’s win over Wawrinka at Wimbledon snapped his nine-match losing streak against Top 10 opponents (25-81 overall).  Gasquet was also a Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2007 (d. No. 3 Roddick, l. to No. 1 Federer).  Gasquet ended 2014 inside the Top 30 for a fifth year in a row and the ninth time overall with runner-up showings in Montpellier (l. to Monfils) and Eastbourne (l. to F. Lopez).

STADIUM 3

[Q] (UKR) vs (POL)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Dolgopolov leads 3-0

2014 Hard R16 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2, 6-2 2014 Hamburg Clay R32 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4, 6-1 2015 Davis Cup - POL vs. UKR Hard RR Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(2)

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights SF: Nottingham (l. to Querrey) F: Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) QF (2): Delray Beach (l. to Young) QF: Halle (l. to Nishikori) Acapulco (l. to Nishikori)

Dolgopolov vs Janowicz 26 (Nov. 7, 1988) Age (DOB) 24 (Nov. 13, 1990) 66 (13 - Jan. 16, 2012) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 52 (14 - Aug. 12, 2013) 1-4 Cincinnati W-L 4-2 23-18 (14-10) 2015 W-L (on hard) 20-17 (14-8) 168-148 (105-83) Career W-L (on hard) 91-79 (60-46) 2 (0) Career titles (2015) 0 (0) N/A Coach Kim Tiilikainen

 Dolgopolov earned his first main draw win in Cincinnati on Tuesday by beating Tomic for the sixth time in nine FedEx Head 2 Head meetings. The Ukrainian lost in the opening round of Cincinnati each year 2010-2013 before missing the event in 2014.  Dolgopolov won two matches in qualifying before receiving a first-round bye when his name was randomly selected to replace the injured No. 4 seed Nishikori in the main draw.  With a win on Thursday, Dolgopolov would become just the second qualifier since 2004 to reach the quarterfinals at Cincinnati (Tursunov 2013).  In three prior meetings, Dolgopolov has never dropped a set against Janowicz. On July 17, he defeated Janowicz for ’s only match win in a 3-1 Davis Cup loss to .  At other ATP Masters 1000 events this season, Dolgopolov qualified in Rome and Montréal and reached 4R at Indian Wells (l. to No. 1 Djokovic).  With 23 victories thus far in 2015, Dolgopolov has eclipsed the 20-win mark for the sixth straight season.  Dolgopolov defeated No. 10 Nadal in 1R of London/Queen’s Club, giving him back-to-back wins against the Spaniard (also 3R at 2014 Indian Wells).  Janowicz is into the Cincinnati 3R for the second straight season. He snapped a five-match ATP Masters 1000 losing streak by upsetting No. 14 seed Monfils on Monday, then earned his 20th win of the season against Donaldson, saving five set points in the second set.  Western & Southern Open Day 5 – Thursday, August 20, 2015 Page 9 of 11 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 Since reaching the Montpellier final earlier this season (l. to Gasquet), Janowicz has won back-to- back matches at only three of 14 ATP World Tour events (Washington 3R, Halle QF, Miami 3R).  Janowicz reached the final of his first ATP Masters 1000 event at Paris in 2012 (l. to Ferrer). Now playing his 25th ATP Masters 1000 event, he has returned to the QFs only once (2013 Rome).  Janowicz ended 2014 as the No. 1 Pole, finishing in the Top 50 for the third year in a row after reaching his second ATP final at Winston-Salem (l. to Rosol after holding 2 MPs).

Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs [6] Tomas Berdych (CZE)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Berdych leads 5-4

2004 Athens Olympics Hard R16 Tomas Berdych 7-6(2), 4-6, 8-6 2005 Dubai Hard R16 6-2, 6-4 2007 Monte-Carlo Clay R16 Tomas Berdych 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 2008 Båstad Clay F Tommy Robredo 6-4, 6-1 2008 Tokyo Hard R16 Tomas Berdych 7-6(6), 6-2 2009 Paris Hard R32 Tommy Robredo 6-4, 6-4 2010 Shanghai Hard R32 Tomas Berdych 6-0, 6-4 2013 Barcelona Clay R16 Tommy Robredo 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 2013 Cincinnati Hard R16 Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-0

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights F: Bastad (l. to Paire) F (3): Doha (l. to Ferrer) QF (2): Barcelona (l. to Klizan) Rotterdam (l. to Wawrinka) Buenos Aires (l. to Almagro) Monte-Carlo (l. to Djokovic) SF (4): Australian Open (l. to Murray) Dubai (l. to Djokovic) Miami (l. to Murray) Madrid (l. to Nadal) QF (3): Indian Wells (l. to Federer) Rome (l. to Federer) Halle (l. to Karlovic)

Robredo vs Berdych 33 (May 1, 1982) Age (DOB) 29 (Sept. 17, 1985) 26 (5 - Aug. 28, 2006) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 6 (4 - May 18, 2015) 18-11 Cincinnati W-L 16-10 18-15 (6-5) 2015 W-L (on hard) 41-13 (24-7) 519-331 (219-167) Career W-L (on hard) 526-274 (318-169) 12 (0) Career titles (2015) 10 (0) Karim Perona Coach Dani Vallverdu

 Robredo, who improved to 4-0 against Querrey on Wednesday in 2R, has enjoyed great success in Cincinnati, reaching the semi-finals in 2004 (l. to Hewitt) and 2006 (l. to Ferrero).  Last year, Robredo was a quarter-finalist in Cincinnati, earning his second win over a World No. 1 when he beat Djokovic 7-6(6), 7-5 in 3R.  Neither Robredo, nor Berdych, has ever won two straight matches in their nine-match FedEx Head 2 Head rivalry. Berdych won their last meeting in 3R at Cincinnati two years ago – the same round and tournament as their match on Thursday.  Robredo is one of eight ATP Masters 1000 champions in Cincinnati this week. The Spaniard won the 2006 Hamburg title (d. Stepanek). This is his 99th ATP Masters 1000 event overall.

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 Robredo ended 2014 at No. 17 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, his highest finish to a season since No. 10 in 2007. He reached three finals (Umag, Shenzen, ) and posted his 500th career win (d. Chardy in Shenzen SF).  Berdych reached the Cincinnati semifinals in 2011 and 2013 and has three Top 3 wins at the event. He beat No. 2 Nadal in 2005 1R, No. 3 Federer in 2011 QF and No. 2 Murray in 2013 QF.  The Czech defeated Bellucci 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday after receiving a first-round bye.  Berdych began the year 35-9, with all nine of his losses coming to Top 10 players (Djokovic 2, Murray 2, Federer 2, Wawrinka, Ferrer, Nadal).  The World No. 6 has won more matches in 2015 (41) than any other player without a title. He has reached the QFs or better 10 times this season, highlighted by finals at Doha, Rotterdam and Monte-Carlo.  Berdych reached a career-high No. 4 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on May 18 earlier this year.  Berdych finished 2014 in the Top 10 for fifth year in a row, winning two ATP World Tour titles (Rotterdam and ) from a career-best five finals.

[16] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs [3] Andy Murray (GBR)

FedEx Head 2 Head: Murray leads 5-2

2011 Hard QF Andy Murray 6-4, 6-4 2013 Brisbane Hard F Andy Murray 7-6(0), 6-4 2013 Miami Hard R32 Andy Murray 7-6(3), 6-3 2014 Acapulco Hard SF Grigor Dimitrov 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(3) 2014 Wimbledon Grass QF Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-2 2014 Paris Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-3, 6-3 Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5

2015 Highlights 2015 Highlights SF (2): Brisbane (l. to Federer) W (4): Munich (d. Kohlschreiber) Istanbul (l. to Cuevas) Madrid (d. Nadal) QF (2): Monte-Carlo (l. to Monfils) London / Queen's Club (d. Anderson) Madrid (l. to Nadal) Montréal (d. Djokovic) F (2): Australian Open (l. to Djokovic) Miami (l. to Djokovic) SF (3): Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic) Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic) Wimbledon (l. to Federer) QF (2): Rotterdam (l. to Simon) Dubai (l. to Coric)

Dimitrov vs Murray 24 (May 16, 1991) Age (DOB) 28 (May 15, 1987) 17 (8 - Aug. 4, 2014) Emirates ATP Rankings (high) 2 (2 - Aug. 17, 2009) 5-3 Cincinnati W-L 25-8 26-15 (13-8) 2015 W-L (on hard) 54-8 (27-6) 162-109 (89-66) Career W-L (on hard) 535-159 (359-101) 4 (0) Career titles (2015) 35 (4) Johan Ortegren Coach Jonas Bjorkman (trial basis)

 Dimitrov is playing his fourth Western & Southern Open, matching his best result by reaching the 3R (also 2013). The No. 16 seed defeated Rosol on Sunday and qualifier Pospisil on Tuesday.  Dimitrov went 1-1 at each of his previous six hard-court tournaments before winning back-to-back matches this week in Cincinnati.  For his career, Dimitrov is 10-36 against Top 10 opponents, including a pair of wins against Murray in 2014 (Acapulco SF, Wimbledon QF). Western & Southern Open Day 5 – Thursday, August 20, 2015 Page 11 of 11 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 Dimitrov’s best ATP Masters 1000 results were SF showings at Rome and in 2014.  Dimitrov reached SFs in Brisbane (l. to Federer) and Istanbul (l. to Cuevas), but has only returned to the Top 10 for a single week this season: Feb. 23, 2015.  Dimitrov ended 2014 a year-end high No. 11 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, winning a personal- best 50 matches with three titles on as many surfaces: Acapulco (d. Anderson on hard), Bucharest (d. Rosol on clay) and London/Queen’s Club (d. F. Lopez on grass).  Murray won his 11th ATP Masters 1000 title on Sunday by defeating No. 1 Djokovic at Montréal. It was his 11th career win over a World No. 1. Two of Murray’s ATP Masters 1000 titles have come at Cincinnati: 2008 (d. Djokovic) and 2011 (d. Djokovic).  After a first-round bye, Murray opened his Cincy campaign late Wednesday night by beating Fish.  En route to the Montréal title, Murray secured both the No. 2 spot in the Emirates ATP Rankings and a berth in the year-end Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. He was last ranked No. 2 during the week of Aug. 12, 2013.  Murray is 49-0 when winning the first set this season and leads the ATP World Tour with 54 wins in 2015 (Murray 54, Djokovic 53, Nishikori 46, Nadal 42, Berdych/Federer 41).  Thus far in 2015, Murray reached the Australian Open final for a fourth time (l. Djokovic) before claiming four titles: Munich, Madrid, London/Queen’s Club and Montréal.  Murray finished 2014 in the Top 6 for a seventh year in a row after extending his run of winning at least one title to nine straight seasons (now 10).